Now: 148

So it's the end of two weeks, theoretically the end of phase one. I only lost 4 lbs., but this is most likely because I haven't been excessively stringent about the whole deal.
And then, interestingly,I get a South Beach newsletter in my e-mail this morning chirping something about why you might not have lost as much as you hoped in phase one. It's then that the good doctor made his first peep about exercise. And I haven't gotten much exercise, especially since I popped my finger.
The newsletter also said that people who carry their weight on their hips and thighs lose weight slower. That's the first I've heard, but that is indeed where I carry mine.My waist is my saving grace, it tends to be nice and flat.
Except today.As much as I like those little sugar-free candies, I suspect they bloat a person. I feel as puffy as a tick on a dog.
I'm making a stab at eating a real breakfast this morning. They say you ought to eat breakfast. I can't really see the benefit of eating MORE food, it seems like I oughta take the opportunity to not eat when I'm not hungry. But this is one point on which every expert seems to agree. So I'm trying it.
I'm going to do phase one for one more week. Then I'll switch.